au-opi-date

Date an application became open for public inspection in Australia. Generally, this is the date of publication either by IP Australia or by WIPO if the PCT was filed after January 1, 2004. For PCT applications filed before January 1, 2004, this is the date a copy of the PCT application was received at IP Australia after publication by WIPO.

au-opi-published-in-journal-date

Date an application was published in the Australian Official Journal of Patents.

au-exam-details

Examination details. See below for sub-elements.

au-acceptance-details

Acceptance details. See below for sub-elements.

au-certification-details

Certification details for innovation patents. See Types of patents for more information about innovation patents. See below for sub-elements.

au-sealing-details

Sealing details. "Sealing" is the act of applying a physical seal to paper patent deeds. Patents granted after April 15, 2013 are subject to an electronic means of grant. See below for sub-elements.

au-extensions-of-term

Term extensions. See below for sub-elements.

au-fee-history

Fee history. See below for sub-elements.

au-oppositions-and-disputes

Oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.

au-re-examinations

Re-examinations. See below for sub-elements.

au-direction-date

Date Commissioner directed applicant to request examination. A request for examination must be filed within 2 months of the direction date.

au-third-party-examination-request-date

Date a third party requested examination

au-acceptance-date

Acceptance date

au-acceptance-published-date

Acceptance publication date

au-final-acceptance-date

Final acceptance date

au-certified-date

Date of certification

au-final-certification-date

Final certification date

au-certified-published-date

Certified publication date

au-sealing-date

Sealing date

au-sealed-published-date

Sealing publication date

au-final-expiry-date

Final expiry date

au-extension-of-term-application-filing-date

Application filing date for term extension

au-extension-of-term-acceptance-date

Acceptance date for term extension

au-extension-of-term-acceptance-published-date

Acceptance publication date for term extension

au-extension-of-term-granted-date

Grant date for term extension

au-date-paid

Date of payment

au-paid-to-date

Date up to which continuation/renewal fees have been paid. The application/patent may be considered active for up to six months past this date.

au-next-fee-due

Anniversary number of the next continuation/renewal fee. Indicates the number of years for which continuation/renewal fees have been paid and is calculated as the number of years between the Date of Patent and the Paid to Date. This is not populated for patents of addition.

au-last-agency-address

Address of last agency

au-current-oppositions-and-disputes

Current oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.

au-completed-oppositions-and-disputes

Completed oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.

sequence

Sequence number

au-proceeding-type

Type of proceeding. Values include:

•  

  • Opposition to Amendments by Applicants and Patentees

  • Opposition to Extension of Time

  • Opposition to Grant of Extension of Term

  • Opposition to Grant of Standard Patent

  • Opposition to Innovation Patent

  • Opposition to Protection or Compensation of Certain Persons

  • Opposition to Restoration of a Patent

au-proceeding-status

Status of proceeding. Values include:

•  

  • Evidence in Answer Due

  • Evidence in Reply Due

  • Evidence in Support Due

  • Finalised

  • In Progress

  • Notice of Intention Due

  • Statement of Grounds and Particulars Due

au-proceeding-result

Result of proceeding. Values include:

•  

  • Application Refused

  • Application Withdrawn

  • Finalised

  • Opposition Allowed

  • Opposition Dismissed

  • Opposition Refused

  • Opposition Withdrawn

au-opposition-dispute-parties

Opposition dispute parties. See below for sub-elements.

au-opposition-dispute-agent

Opposition dispute agent

au-opposition-dispute-agent-address

Address of opposition dispute agent

sequence

Sequence number

au-opposition-dispute-party-name

Name of opposition dispute party

sequence

Sequence number

au-re-examination-status

Status of re-examination. Values include:

•  

  • Finalised

  • In Progress

au-re-examination-request-date

Date re-examination was requested

ep-no-a-document-published

Contains an "*" (asterisk) for the Euro-PCT applications for which no A-document has been published by the EPO because it was filed with WIPO in one of the official languages of the EPO

ep-limitations

Request by the patent proprietor to limit the scope of a patent

ep-petition-reviews

Petition for review of the outcome of an appeal

limitation-sequence

Limitation sequence number

ep-limitation-date

Date of filing

ep-limitation-filing-kind

Limitation kind:

01=Filed during opposition period
02=Filed after opposition period

ep-limitation-filing-decision

Decision code:

01=Admissible
02=Inadmissible
03=Deemed not filed
04=Deemed not filed, opposition pending/filed

ep-limitation-payment-date

Date of payment

ep-limitation-rejection-kind

Rejection of limitation:

01=Substantive refusal
02=Inadmissible for formal reasons (R. 94)
03=No/late reply to subset report
04=RALL (request allowed), requirements not fulfilled

ep-limitation-rejection-dispatch-date

Date decision was dispatched

ep-limitation-rejection-legal-date

Date of legal effect

ep-limitation-rejection-bulletin-number

Issue number of the bulletin

ep-limitation-allowed-dispatch-date

Date decision was dispatched

ep-limitation-allowed-trans-date

Date translation was received

ep-limitation-allowed-payment-date

Date full payment was received

limitation-sequence

Limitation sequence number

kind

Kind code; when the request is accepted, the result will be a new B3 publication

date

Date of publication

bnum

Issue number of the bulletin

review-number

Petition for review number (as there can be multiple petitions for review); comprises a unique number for a given year, e.g., R0001/08

ep-petition-review-appeal-number

Appeal number

ep-petition-review-petitioner-code

Petitioner code

ep-petition-review-notice-date

Date of notice of petition

ep-petition-review-decision-date

Date of decision

ep-petition-review-decision-kind

Kind of decision:

R01=Obviously inadmissible
R02=Obviously unsubstantiated
R03=Free
R04=Inadmissible
R05=Rejection
R06=Allowed with total refund of review fee
R07=Allowed with partial refund of review fee
R08=Free
R09=Withdrawal
R10=Deemed to be withdrawn
R11=Other kind of disposal
R12=Free

us-adverse-decisions

Adverse decisions

us-certificates-of-correction

Certificates of correction

us-disclaimers

Disclaimer statements

us-expirations

Patent expirations

us-extensions

Patent extensions

us-reexaminations

Patent reexaminations

us-reinstatements

Patent reinstatements

us-reissues

Patent reissues